{"id":7913,"date":"2026-04-12T09:57:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/7913\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T09:57:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:57:48","slug":"delaying-and-dithering-wes-streeting-grilled-over-labours-failure-to-invest-in-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/7913\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Delaying and DITHERING!\u2019 | Wes Streeting GRILLED over Labour\u2019s FAILURE to invest in defence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"\u2018Delaying and DITHERING!\u2019 | Wes Streeting GRILLED over Labour\u2019s FAILURE to invest in defence\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rfOiEh6K274\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n\u2018Delaying and DITHERING!\u2019 | Wes Streeting GRILLED over Labour\u2019s FAILURE to invest in defence<br \/>\n<br \/>\nGet an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code NEWS at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https:\/\/saily.com\/NEWS<\/p>\n<p>#AD<\/p>\n<p>Wes Streeting covers a wide range of pressing political and national issues, beginning with a heartfelt message: \u201cOn behalf of myself and the government, I just want to wish Eamonn Holmes well.\u201d As Holmes recovers in hospital following a stroke, the Health Secretary\u2019s remarks strike a rare personal tone before the conversation quickly shifts to tougher political ground. Streeting doesn\u2019t hold back, declaring, \u201cThe Conservatives eroded our defence spending,\u201d as he criticizes previous Tory governments and their handling of national security, including the controversial Chagos Islands deal.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion intensifies as comparisons to historical leadership emerge, with Streeting warning, \u201cIt doesn\u2019t look very strong when you\u2019ve got the US president comparing the Prime Minister to Chamberlain!\u201d Meanwhile, Camilla Tominey challenges him directly, accusing the government of hesitation: \u201cYou\u2019re just delaying and dithering!\u201d She presses further on defence policy delays and labels parts of the strategy as \u201cpie in the sky lies!\u201d The fiery exchange highlights the growing tension around defence decisions and the government\u2019s pace of action.<\/p>\n<p>Domestic policy and party politics take centre stage next, as Streeting turns his criticism toward Kemi Badenoch, stating, \u201cKemi Badenoch has got some brassneck!\u201d and attacking her record in government. But Tominey pushes back hard on NHS performance, asking, \u201cAre you going to apologise for the fact that under Labour, 12-hour trolley waits have gone up!\u201d The interview closes with Streeting addressing industrial action, criticizing striking doctors: \u201cThey\u2019ve cut off their nose to spite their face by rejecting this deal,\u201d adding, \u201cI do wish the BMA would sometimes take yes for an answer.\u201d It\u2019s a combative and revealing exchange that captures the current political climate from multiple angles.<\/p>\n<p>#labour  #wesstreeting  #defence  <\/p>\n<p>Keep up to date with GB News at gbnews.com or on X @GBNEWS<\/p>\n<p>Become a Friend of GB News: gbnews.com\/friend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018Delaying and DITHERING!\u2019 | Wes Streeting GRILLED over Labour\u2019s FAILURE to invest in defence Get an exclusive 15%&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7914,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[417],"tags":[473,236,11768,1076,442,471,472,11769,264,1870,31,474,247,475,279,1423,235],"class_list":{"0":"post-7913","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gb-news","8":"tag-analysis","9":"tag-breaking-news","10":"tag-camilla-tominey","11":"tag-defence","12":"tag-gb-news","13":"tag-gb-news-live","14":"tag-gbn","15":"tag-health-service","16":"tag-labour","17":"tag-labour-minister","18":"tag-news","19":"tag-news-update","20":"tag-politics","21":"tag-reports","22":"tag-uk","23":"tag-wes-streeting","24":"tag-world-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@videos\/116391181214553564","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}